Who killed Swedish prime minister Olof Palme? After a night at the cinema in 1986, Palme was assassinated on Stockholm's busiest street ~humanities.history Article 145 words 5 votes
Sweden's Rök runestone reveals inscriptions were as much about climate change fears as they were the history of ancient battles ~humanities.languages Article 621 words 9 votes
Sweden dodged a bullet by not building this nuclear submarine – the reactor had an insufficient amount of nuclear shielding ~humanities.history Article 532 words 5 votes
Researchers used skeletal remains and ancient DNA to reconstruct the burial of a woman who lived in what is now southern Sweden 7,000 years ago ~humanities.history Article 891 words, published Nov 11 2019 4 votes
Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered two wrecks believed to be 17th-century warships – one of which is likely to be the sister ship of the Vasa ~humanities.history Article 359 words, published Nov 8 2019 5 votes
MI6 accused of thwarting efforts to solve the 1961 killing of UN chief Dag Hammarskjöld ~humanities.history Article 579 words 8 votes
Sweden marks 25th anniversary of Estonia ferry disaster – some survivors and relatives want an independent international inquiry into the 1994 accident ~humanities.history Article 237 words, published Jul 19 2019 4 votes
Raoul Wallenberg is thought to have saved as many as 30,000 Jews but his descendants do not know how, when or why he died ~humanities.history Article 1349 words 7 votes
Funerals of the future? – Sweden sees sharp rise in burials without ceremony religion Article 1015 words 4 votes
Sixty years since rising from the deep – Swedish warship Vasa's preservation still a major challenge ~humanities.history Link 4 votes
Sweden to return remains of twenty-five Sámi people after more than half a century – historic event aimed at mending ties with the community ~humanities.history Link 7 votes
Swedish authorities have refused a prominent researcher's request for access to official Hammarskjold-related documents ~humanities.history Article 880 words 5 votes
Swedish authorities have announced the first Viking boat grave discoveries in the country in more than fifty years ~humanities.history Article 495 words 7 votes